Over four mn unemployed in Spain

By IANS,

Madrid : The number of unemployed people in Spain reached over four million this September, the labour and immigration ministry said.


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In September, there were 48,102 more “newly unemployed” compared to August, out of a total of 4.17 million, Prensa Latina reported citing a ministry statement.

The number of jobless who registered with the state rose in one year to 308,316, an 8.3 percent year-on-year increase.

The Spanish economy is beginning to show some signs of improvement, but a prolonged period of sustained growth is needed to be able to appreciate a recovery in job generation, according to Maravillas Rojo, the general secretary of employment.

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